Christopher Allen Leigh age 28, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away July 13, 2023 in his home. He was born July 13, 1995 in Springfield, Missouri to Annessa Leigh and Curtis Templeman.

      Christopher was a 2013 graduate of Nixa High School, Nixa, Missouri. He loved skate boarding and playing XBOX with his brothers and loved going to the river. He has always been a funny guy always making jokes, he knew how to make everyone around him smile.

      Christopher got sick in December 2022 after battling an illness and wanted to be at home with his family where he passed peacefully surrounded by his family.

      Christopher was preceded in death by: his father, Curtis Templeman; great-grandfather, Gerald Daum and his great-grandmother, Mary Lou Daum.

      Survivors include: his mother, Annessa Leigh; two brothers, Austin Brown and Nicholas Leigh, four sisters, Alyssa Major and her husband Curtis, Sarah Templeman, Elizabeth Templeman and Hannah Templeman; his grandmother, Melinda Leigh; One son: Hayden Flagg, numerous aunts, uncles; and lots of cousins and friends.

      A Celebration of Life will be held by Christopher’s family Friday, July 21, 2023. Services will be held at Serenity Funeral Home in Kansas City, MO.